I don't think that last line is true. But the point about HS2 for Manchester is not primarily that it would have offered someone in suburban south Manchester or semi-suburban Cheshire the opport… (View Post)

To be fair to TimS, his subsequent analogy of what a Labour equivalent would be is both good and I think original. (View Post)

In defence of the 2019 Cons: 1) Almost anything was better than Corbyn, and 2) While Levelling Up was, er, a challenging aim, it was a worthwhile one and one I believed in and still do. But a challen… (View Post)

For the umpteenth time: the Tories have not lurched rightwards. The process should be: centre-right government gets elected > centre-right government governs competently in centre-right fashion &g… (View Post)

Well we'll have to agree to disagree. The only reason I'm watching this is that the county T20 on youtube is on a two week break. For spectacle, interest, and not having to engage with the … (View Post)